Cath's School

04/02/2025

Business closed

03/07/2022

Fully agree

Agreed! 💕

03/07/2022

Children appreciate these things from adults

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20/12/2021

Sadly Cath’s School closed for the last time at Skennars Head on 15/12/21. Thank you to all who supported along the way. It’s been a fun journey. Now for some new adventures on the road in 2022😘

24/08/2021

This says it all

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30/07/2021

Kind words don't ever go astray, but they are especially needed at the moment. We all tend to gravitate towards black and white thinking when we are under pressure. We want absolutes. It's more difficult to leave room for the complex, the unexplainable, and the grey. Let's leave room for other points of view....and if you see something beautiful in someone you disagree with, why not leave room to acknowledge that too.

30/07/2021

Every child l have ever cared for loves to swing even big kid me at 60!

18/06/2021

To all my mummas … take note no matter what age your children but especially mums of young ones juggling work and parenthood ❣️

So, about that over-time check...?

18/06/2021

This is so worth reading over and over again til it becomes the norm for us adult parents/carers ❣️

☀️ Holding space is just that -- allowing what's beneath the surface to come into the light. To look at it for what it is -- to name it, process it, and release it. ☀️⁠

Children's behavior is an attempt to express and process all that is going on beneath the surface. To act on root needs, emotions, and impulses.

💫 Knowing what is beneath the behavior can help us have more empathy for our children's behavior -- when they have a meltdown we know it is them trying to express all of those feelings underneath. ⁠So, instead of trying to "control" that "behavior", we can empathize with their emotions and their needs.
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💫 We can also set limits on the behavior while ALSO holding space for what is underneath the behavior. ⁠
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Here is an example of what you might say to a child who is angry and lashing out (of course with pauses to hear what your child says to you):⁠
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"It is not okay to hit; I will help you stop hitting. When you hold your fists like that and scream it looks like you feel angry. Is that how you feel? It is okay to feel angry. Tell me how you feel." ⁠
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The amazing thing is that when you start to accept the emotion (and you stop trying to change or avoid it) you are giving them two things:⁠
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🌀 A way to define and express what they feel. ⁠
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🌀 Acknowledgment of how they feel. ⁠
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When children truly feel that acceptance, the need for some of these behavioral expressions starts to dissipate. With time and consistency, flexible emotion regulation skills develop.
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I go into much more detail about this (with real-world examples) here -- >>> https://nurtureandthriveblog.com/emotion-regulation-holding-space-kids/

23/04/2021

23/04/2021

Limited spots available for daycare and before and after school care Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Come take a look at Childcare that’s a bit different 🌸🐸🐇🦎🪴